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Fraser Island, and specifically the beach along the east coast is an especially unspoilt natural attraction. The beach accommodates light aircraft taking off and landing that conduct scenic flights over this vast sand island. - actually the largest of its type in the world.
The SS Maheno was an ocean liner belonging to the Union Company of New Zealand that...
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Being here let me imagine what it was like for all those WW1 soldiers who went on ships this size across the oceans to fight in foreign lands. Today the rusting hulk lies there allowing us to get up close. May it remain here for many years to come.

I was not that much impressed by a history (though I think is a good thing to know about the ship) but for the potential of the pictures you can take. Imagine ocean Beach and the wreck. Now play with a light in your imagination - sunset, dawn, rain, unbearable heat, a full moon night, a storm.... I say "imagine"...
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A trip to Fraser is not complete without a stop at the Maheno to take in the history of it all. We stop and look each and every visit to take in the glory of what was. It is still a magnificent piece of history.

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